New York

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FILE - In this Aug. 1, 1989, file photo, four Democratic mayoral candidates debate in a live television broadcast in New York. Seated on stage for the mayoral debate on WCBS-TV in New York are, from left; Mayor Edward I. Koch, Harrison Goldin, Richard Ravitch and David Dinkins. Ravitch, former lieutenant governor under David Paterson, and the man credited with helping to save New York City from fiscal collapse in the 1970s, has written a memoir. (AP Photo/Ron Frehm, File)

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FILE - In this July 9, 2009, file photo, Richard Ravitch, who was appointed to the post of New York lieutenant governor, answers questions during a press conference at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. Ravitch, former lieutenant governor under David Paterson, and the man credited with helping to save New York City from fiscal collapse in the 1970s, has written a memoir. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)

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FILE - In this Aug. 31, 1994, file photo, Richard Ravitch, a management negotiator for Major League Baseball, pauses during a news conference about the stalled baseball talks in New York. Ravitch, former New York lieutenant governor under David Paterson, and the man credited with helping to save New York City from fiscal collapse in the 1970s, has written a memoir. (AP Photo/Eric Miller, File)